heartland

noun

heart·​land ˈhärt-ˌland 

: a central area: such as

a

: a central land area (such as northern Eurasia) having strategic advantages

b

: the central geographical region of the U.S. in which mainstream or traditional values predominate

c

: a region where something (such as an industry or activity) most strongly thrives

the heartland of high technology

Examples of heartland in a Sentence

We drove into Scotland's heartland.

a politician who is popular in the American heartland

the heartland of high technology

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1933, the year Hitler consolidated power, Schmeling suffered public humiliation at the hands of Max Baer, a boxer from the American heartland whose father was Jewish. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

There are also plenty of World Cup fans in the heartland. — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

The flag, next to the University of Kansas’ Lied Center, is designed to look billowing, and represents an invitation of shared culture in Algeria’s World Cup base camp town of Lawrence — what Herd says is like a small Algeria in America’s heartland. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

You guys always trying to draw a distinction between the real America of the heartland and the elites in the big city. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heartland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

heartland

noun

heart·​land ˈhärt-ˌland 

: a central land area

especially : one of great economic and military importance